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MN, USA
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Posted: 6/1/2024 2:25:09 PM EDT
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Can anyone recommend a good HT for Airband receiving? I have one of those cheap Quansheng UV K5 radios but even with a Nagoya antenna and being fairly close to my local airport, the audio is pretty bad. Was considering the Yaesu FT-60 but was hoping for something a little more modern.
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:16:12 AM EDT
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My latest acquisition and my EDC cell phone. So far this thing is great. Not only will it TX on 2 meters and 70 cm, it will also TX on GMRS/ FRS / MURS.
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LA, USA
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Posted: 6/4/2024 7:56:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drerickson77: Can anyone recommend a good HT for Airband receiving? I have one of those cheap Quansheng UV K5 radios but even with a Nagoya antenna and being fairly close to my local airport, the audio is pretty bad. Was considering the Yaesu FT-60 but was hoping for something a little more modern. Any suggestions? Thanks much! |
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MN, USA
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Posted: 6/8/2024 1:31:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheLASwamp: I'd recommend the Yaesu FT-65. It's not expensive and it's a nice little HT. I really like mine. And it works with Chirp as well. It's a step up from the common Baofengs you see on Amazon. You would recommend the Yaesu FT-65 for Airband? Okay. Thank you. |
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Posted: 6/8/2024 6:27:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drerickson77: You would recommend the Yaesu FT-65 for Airband? Okay. Thank you. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drerickson77: Originally Posted By TheLASwamp: I'd recommend the Yaesu FT-65. It's not expensive and it's a nice little HT. I really like mine. And it works with Chirp as well. It's a step up from the common Baofengs you see on Amazon. You would recommend the Yaesu FT-65 for Airband? Okay. Thank you. @drerickson77 The FT-65 does not receive VHF AM for airband, that would be the FT-60 as you already mentioned. I have not done enough airband listening on different radios to give you a good recommendation. I have an Icom airband handheld……. That only does airband. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 6:17:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jte3470: My latest acquisition and my EDC cell phone. So far this thing is great. Not only will it TX on 2 meters and 70 cm, it will also TX on GMRS/ FRS / MURS. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/255192/IMG_0006_JPG-3231812.JPG Holy crap! Those things look awesome. I’m not sure I like them being part of the Google ecosystem though. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 9:30:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jerrwhy01: Holy crap! Those things look awesome. I’m not sure I like them being part of the Google ecosystem though. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jerrwhy01: Originally Posted By jte3470: My latest acquisition and my EDC cell phone. So far this thing is great. Not only will it TX on 2 meters and 70 cm, it will also TX on GMRS/ FRS / MURS. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/255192/IMG_0006_JPG-3231812.JPG Holy crap! Those things look awesome. I’m not sure I like them being part of the Google ecosystem though. The guy with a booth next to me at Hamvention had one…… it was pretty dang cool. I did not ask him about the operating system or if anyone had tried to run GrapheneOS and then get everything installed back onto the phone, I also believe there will be another company releasing a version of this that had an inside booth……. I do not recall their name, but I think they had a 2024 release date. Eta, found a youtube video.  FIRST LOOK! Open Source Android Radio | ComJot CJ-1 |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 5:25:32 PM EDT
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How does it work at making phone calls and sending/receiving text?
If that thing is comparable with Graphene I might seriously consider acquiring one. |
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Posted: 6/14/2024 9:51:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jerrwhy01: How does it work at making phone calls and sending/receiving text? If that thing is comparable with Graphene I might seriously consider acquiring one. It works great for cell phone and text messages. Between its functionality as a dual band radio, DMRoIP and a cell phone I really only carry one device and charger with me on my travels. I installed droidstar and can use that for any fusion , p25, nxdn or dstar stuff. So I leave the hot spot, HTs and all the chargers that go with them at home. |
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Posted: 6/23/2024 12:51:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jte3470: It works great for cell phone and text messages. Between its functionality as a dual band radio, DMRoIP and a cell phone I really only carry one device and charger with me on my travels. I installed droidstar and can use that for any fusion , p25, nxdn or dstar stuff. So I leave the hot spot, HTs and all the chargers that go with them at home. Have you looked at the Amazon reviews? They are not kind. Something about a paid subscription and crashing apps. I hope your experience proves better, because it looks like a really cool device. On a lighter note:  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/23/2024 4:48:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Have you looked at the Amazon reviews? They are not kind. Something about a paid subscription and crashing apps. I hope your experience proves better, because it looks like a really cool device. I've had it for a month and a half now, and I absolutely love it. The Amazon reviews are like listening to the opinions of the people of Wal-Mart. I can't tell you how much I enjoy having a dual band radio with me everywhere I go. |
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Posted: 6/23/2024 5:08:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jte3470: I've had it for a month and a half now, and I absolutely love it. The Amazon reviews are like listening to the opinions of the people of Wal-Mart. I can't tell you how much I enjoy having a dual band radio with me everywhere I go.  |
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Posted: 6/23/2024 9:14:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/23/2024 10:36:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/21/2024 6:57:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fosters: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/99960/1C2A4D5B-BBC9-49FF-B9E2-CBE6CFABD3EA_jpe-2440168.JPG New radio day… ID52A… Nice. I just picked one up used off a guy who switched to Kenwood. It looks like he never even used it. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 10/26/2024 11:23:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By drerickson77: Can anyone recommend a good HT for Airband receiving? ... Quansheng UV K5 ... even with a Nagoya antenna The main problem is the firmware, which does the AM decoding since the RF chip is FM only. Try flashing FW with egzumer, kamilsss655, other variants. They greatly improve AM reception, as well as opening RX down to 18MHz (inc CB). Some sport cool features like spectrum scope, messaging and simple mesh networking. With better firmware all your antennas will sound better. |
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